Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
$70.06+0.11 (+0.16%)
- 0.03%
- $323.8B
- +21.3%
- 2.44%
- 10.6M sh
- $69.76
- low $58.88high $74.04
The ETF.net VEA Grade
A
Score 81 out of 100
- 1 of 21
Score 81 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A90 out of 100Rank 1 of 21Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C47 out of 100Rank 10 of 21Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 9 of 21Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 2 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A91 out of 100Rank 1 of 21
Our read on VEA
AEverything developed outside the US in one line item: roughly 3,900 stocks across Canada, Europe and the Pacific, small caps included. Vanguard has run it since 2007 at three basis points.
Seeks to track the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index through an indexing strategy investing substantially all assets in the index’s large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks across Canada, Europe, and the Pacific region.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.03% a year against a 0.18% median for its peer group. Low cost is the whole point of index exposure, and this sits at the cheap end of it.
- The index reaches down to small caps and keeps Canada in, so you own about 3,900 companies across Canada, Europe and the Pacific, not just the mega-cap layer.personal.vanguard.com
- Tracks its FTSE benchmark closely and trades in heavy volume, which keeps the spread to get in or out slim, whether the order is small or institutional.
- Live since 2007 and one of the largest international stock funds on the market. Distributions come quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Developed markets only, and no US stocks. Emerging markets and the home market sit outside the mandate entirely.personal.vanguard.com
- The 0.03% fee is matched, not owned: SPDW and SCHF price the same and IDEV is a hair above. The separator here is index construction, not cost.
- Plain index exposure, no buffer or downside protection. Foreign markets and the small-cap sleeve can swing hard, and the fund holds the full ride.
VEA Holdings
- Stocks
- 3,906
- 13%
- 005930.KS
Sectors
- Financials24.4%
- Industrials17.9%
- Technology15.5%
- Health Care7.9%
- Materials7.6%
- Consumer Discretionary7.4%
- Consumer Staples5.3%
- Energy5.0%
- Communication3.5%
- Utilities3.0%
- Real Estate2.4%
Geography
- Japan21.10%
- United Kingdom11.26%
- Canada11.02%
- Korea8.64%
- France6.84%
- Switzerland6.83%
- Germany6.53%
- Australia5.80%
- 21.97%
Developed 90% · Emerging 10%
VEA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VEA$12,133
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | VEA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.0% |
| 1 month | −3.5% |
| 3 months | −1.2% |
| 1 year | +21.3% |
| 3 years | +20.5% |
| 5 years | +10.1% |
| 10 years | +9.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VEA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.0% | |
| 2025 | +35.2% | |
| 2024 | +3.2% | |
| 2023 | +17.9% | |
| 2022 | −15.4% | |
| 2021 | +11.7% | |
| 2020 | +9.7% |
VEA in the news
VEA Dividends
- 2.44%
- $1.70
- $0.18 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VEA Risk
- 13.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.18
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −29.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.97
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VEA Cost
0.03%
VEA0.03%
- The middle half of Developed International Core funds
- Median 0.09%
No Developed International Core fund charges less.
Other funds in Developed International Core
- AIDEViShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +16.4%
- ASPDWState Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +21.4%
- AIEFAiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +15.7%
- ASCHFSchwab International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +21.9%
- AVGKVanguard FTSE Europe ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +11.7%